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For a second straight year, a Bulls 1st round pick faces the same challenge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

CHICAGO — The Bulls' 2020 first round draft pick didn't get what he might have hoped for on Monday.But if Patrick Williams is looking for an example of what to do in order to get what he's ultimately hoping for, he needs only to look at a teammate.On Monday, the Bulls chose not to exercise the rookie-scale contract extension for the forward as he prepares for the 2023-2024 season. Because of that, Williams will be a restricted free agent at the end of this season, putting pressure on him to perform over the next 82 games. Yet to see an example of how to make that happen and get a new contract from the Bulls, he needs only to look at Coby White's situation from a year ago. The 2019 Bulls' first round draft pick was also not given a rookie-scale contract extension by the front office of executive vice president Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley. Remember, White was the last first round pick of the John Paxson-Gar Forman era that ended in the spring of 2020.Playing m...

California DMV suspends permits for self-driving taxis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has suspended the permits and vehicle deployment for Cruise's driverless taxis, citing "an unreasonable risk to public safety."The suspension is effective immediately. The DMV said its autonomous vehicle regulations "provide a framework to facilitate the safe testing and deployment" of autonomous vehicle technology on California's public roads. "When there is an unreasonable risk to public safety, the DMV can immediately suspend or revoke permits," the DMV said. Las Vegas woman left U2 concert to take $50K from ‘sugar daddy’s’ hotel safe, police say The DMV notified Cruise of the suspension on Tuesday and provided the company with the steps needed to reapply to reinstate its suspended permits.The company's permits can be reinstated, but only after Cruise "has fulfilled the requirements to the department's satisfaction," the DMV explained. The DMV said the suspension does not impact Cruise's permit for testing with...

A wonderful wet week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The rest of this afternoon and early evening will be wet at times. Much of the precipitation will be widely scattered. Highs will rise to mostly the low to mid 80s.Much of this morning's rain fell in the western Hill Country where several gauges in Gillespie, Mason, Llano, and San Saba Counties measured more than one inch. Two gauges measured more than 1.5" ... one 6 miles northwest of Harper and another one outside of Mason. Live, updated rain totals An upper-level low moved from California Monday to the northern Baja Peninsula today. It's providing a rich supply of Pacific moisture. High pressure in the Gulf of Mexico is sending moisture to Central Texas. It's exactly the weather conditions many of you have longed to see.The result will be additional showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, then again tomorrow.Today's flash flood threatYou are encouraged to stay weather aware tomorrow night into Thursday morning. This is when the upper low tracks closer to Texa...

Turnout tracker: How many people have voted in the November 2023 election?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With early voting underway, KXAN is keeping track of how many Texans have voted in the Nov. 7 constitutional amendment election.Every voter who shows up to the polls in Texas will get to vote on 14 proposed amendments to the state constitution, from lowering property taxes to increasing the mandatory retirement age for state judges and justices. KXAN Voter Guide: What you need to know ahead of the November 2023 election In addition, several local cities, counties and school districts will appear on the ballot.Early voting runs from Oct. 23 through Nov. 3. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7.Turnout is typically much lower in off-year elections than in presidential or midterm elections. For example, 67% of registered voters cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential election, compared to 46% in the 2022 gubernatorial election. A constitutional amendment election in November 2021 saw turnout of just 8.75%.There are more than 17.7 million people registered to vote i...

Singer Bonnie Raitt to perform in Albany

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bonnie Raitt is returning to Albany for her "Just Like That... Tour 2024." She is set to perform at the Palace Theatre on June 4, 2024, at 8 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Raitt is a 13-time Grammy winner and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. She is best known for the songs "Something To Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me."Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 27 at 10 a.m. You can buy tickets on the Ticketmaster website and at the Palace Box Office.

Man arrested for setting south St. Louis County pallet fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

MEHLVILLE, Mo. -- A man is accused of setting wooden pallets on fire that damaged a south St. Louis County retailer's fence. Joseph Blalock, 31, is charged with "Knowingly Burning or Exploding." He is currently being held in police custody on a $50,000 cash-only bond.The incident started on Thursday, October 12, 2023, when security cameras captured Blalock stacking trash and wooden pallets behind the Floor & Decor store in South County. On October 14, 2023, he was seen on video tossing an item onto the pile, which led to a fire that damaged a fence owned by Floor & Decor. Police say that shortly before starting the fire, Blalock was recorded on video smoking a cigarette at a nearby gas station. He has confirmed his identity in the video footage. Search for missing woman leads police to her family’s backyard If you have any information about this incident, call St. Louis County Police detectives at 314-615-5400. To provide information anonymously or to be eligible for a pot...

'Basketball Wives' star Brittish Cierrah Williams sentenced to prison

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- A judge has sentenced Brittish Cierrah Williams, a former cast member of the reality show Basketball Wives, to four years in prison. Williams was involved in several schemes, including tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud, and pandemic-related scams, resulting in a total of $564,000 in losses.Williams, 33, pleaded guilty to 15 felonies, which included misusing Social Security numbers, making false statements to the IRS, and wire fraud. Her deceptive actions continued even after federal agents first got in touch with her and indicted her, as the sentencing hearing made clear.Assistant United States Attorney Diane Klocke highlighted the seriousness of Williams' crimes, emphasizing the need for strict punishment. U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey stated, "You knew what you were doing. You knew it was wrong, and you did it anyway." In addition to her prison term, Williams will be on supervised release for five years and must pay $564,069 in restitution. Search for missin...

1 killed, 1 critical after driver plows into pedestrians in South L.A.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

A man was killed and another person was hospitalized after getting hit by a car in South L.A. Tuesday morning in what police believe was an intentional hit-and-run. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, units were dispatched to the area of El Segundo Boulevard and Broadway in Willowbrook around 9:15 a.m. on reports of a vehicle striking a pedestrian.Upon arriving, officers determined the incident was a case of an assault with a deadly weapon, with the weapon being the car, LAPD said. A man died and another person was severely injured after they were hit by a car in South L.A. Tuesday morning, and authorities believe it may have been intentional. (KTLA)An adult male was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person was transported to a nearby hospital in cardiac arrest, police said. No information on their age or gender was released. Video footage from Sky5 shows a white canopy in the middle of the intersection of El Segundo and Broadway. "It all began at the 105 Freewa...

Santa Barbara woman seen in viral video of 'racist encounter' captured going on second racist tirade against Latino man 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

Last month, a Santa Barbara woman went viral for being captured on video making racist statements towards a Latino construction worker. Now, more video has surfaced of the same woman going on a second racist rant to another Latino man. The footage from the first video – taken on Sept. 16 – sparked a local protest, the Los Angeles Times said, with hundreds of people flooding the streets of Santa Barbara in protest of what they deemed to be a “racist encounter.” In that incident, the woman – identified by the Times as Jeanne Umana – enters a home down the street from hers despite the construction worker who was recording telling her that it was a private construction site. “I live here. I’m American, you’re a Tijuanan,” Umana, 74, can be heard saying. “Thank you for being racist,” said the construction worker, identified by the Times as Luis Cervantes. Umana “apologized repeatedly” in an interview with the publication last month, saying that the ordeal be...

These California cities aren’t considered safe, study says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

Whether it be protection from crime, dangerous weather, or financial instability, safety is a top concern for many when finding a new city to call home.WalletHub, a personal finance company, updated its “Safest Cities in America” list by comparing 182 cities in the U.S. across 41 safety-related metrics. Some of the metrics used in the study included the number of mass shootings, assaults per capita and traffic fatalities.The 41 safety metrics were compiled into three categories: home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety. They were graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the “safest” city. These California cities named as the ‘safest’ for trick-or-treating, study says Cities from the Golden State ranked low on the list.  The highest-ranked California city on the list was Irvine in Orange County, earning the 33rd spot and scoring 79.86 overall. The city of Fremont, which was ranked 17th last year, went down to 49th place in the updated stu...